{"title":"Dr. Jack Sales May 30, 1930 - June 17, 2023.","authors":"","doi":"10.5489/cuaj.8488","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.8488","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9574,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada","volume":"17 8","pages":"288"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10426418/pdf/cuaj-8-288.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10387755","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tarek Lawen, Kaveh Masoumi-Ravandi, Ricardo A Rendon, Liette Connor, Ross J Mason
{"title":"A comparison of the sarcopenic effect of androgen receptor-axis-targeted agents vs. androgen deprivation alone in patients with metastatic prostate cancer.","authors":"Tarek Lawen, Kaveh Masoumi-Ravandi, Ricardo A Rendon, Liette Connor, Ross J Mason","doi":"10.5489/cuaj.8245","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.8245","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) with androgen receptor axis-targeted (ARAT) therapy is the standard of care provided to patients with metastatic prostate cancer. While effective, it results in sequelae, such as loss of skeletal muscle mass. In this study, we compared the sarcopenic effects of abiraterone and enzalutamide, two ARATs used to treat metastatic prostate cancer.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Our cohort was comprised of 55 patients diagnosed with metastatic hormonenaive prostate cancer from 2014-2019. Patients were divided into three treatment groups: gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH ) agonist alone; GnRH agonist combined with abiraterone acetate; and GnRH agonist combined with enzalutamide. We then compared axial computed tomographic (CT) scans at the L3 level before and after the initiation of hormone therapy for each patient. A skeletal muscle index (SMI) was calculated for each patient, and alongside clinical data, was compared between the three groups. One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Fisher's exact test were used to compare means and proportions, respectively.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Baseline clinical characteristics were not significantly different between the three groups. The percent SMI change and number of newly sarcopenic patients were not found to be significantly different between the groups. The only variable that was significantly different across the three groups was time between CT scans.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Although we found no significant difference in the sarcopenic effects of GnRH alone, GnRH with abiraterone, or GnRH with enzalutamide in our cohort of 55 hormone-naive metastatic prostate cancer patients, overall decreases in muscle mass were observed for all three groups. This highlights the importance of muscle-retaining strategies for patients undergoing ADT for metastatic prostate cancer, regardless of therapeutic regimen.</p>","PeriodicalId":9574,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada","volume":"17 8","pages":"274-279"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10426421/pdf/cuaj-8-274.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10387756","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Luke D E Witherspoon, Claudia Kesch, Veronika Schmitt, Graeme Boniface, Colin Lundeen, J Curtis Nickel, Ryan Paterson, Martin Gleave, Ryan Flannigan
{"title":"A phase 1 study of an injectable lidocaine paste for spermatic cord block in men with chronic scrotal content pain.","authors":"Luke D E Witherspoon, Claudia Kesch, Veronika Schmitt, Graeme Boniface, Colin Lundeen, J Curtis Nickel, Ryan Paterson, Martin Gleave, Ryan Flannigan","doi":"10.5489/cuaj.8222","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.8222","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Patients with chronic scrotal content pain (CSCP) lack effective, non-invasive treatment options. We aimed to determine the local and systemic safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), and efficacy of a long-lasting local anesthetic in patients with CSCP.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This was a prospective, single-center, open-label, single-arm, phase 1, dose-escalating trial completed between October 2019 and March 2021. Twelve patients ≥19 years old with unilateral scrotal pain lasting ≥3 months reporting an average maximum pain score over seven days of ≥4 on a 0-10 numerical rating scale (NRS) were included. Patients underwent a test spermatic cord block and those reporting a decrease of ≥2 points were included. The investigational drug, ST-01 (sustained-release lidocaine polymer solution), is a long-acting injection of lidocaine around the spermatic cord. Subjects were provided a NRS dairy and recorded their NRS score until day 28. The Chronic Epididymitis Symptom Index (CESI) was completed on days 0, 7, 14, and 28. All patients underwent an examination and assessment for adverse events (AE) on days 0, 1, 7, 14, and 28. Exploratory statistical hypothesis testing was planned for this study due to its investigative nature.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There were no serious adverse events (SAEs) reported. All subjects reported at least one treatment-emergent adverse event (TEAE); 83% of related AEs were injection-site reactions consisting of swelling and bruising. NRS was reduced across all cohorts between baseline and end of study.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study provides evidence that the novel ST-01 treatment is safe and well-tolerated.</p>","PeriodicalId":9574,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada","volume":"17 7","pages":"E194-E201"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10382213/pdf/cuaj-7-194.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9897660","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sydney Newton, Christopher Corbett, Martin A Koyle, Rachel Mann, Elizabeth Schlessinger, Sandhyarani Dasaraju, Duong Tu
{"title":"Case - Antenatal ultrasound diagnosis of a giant penile inclusion cyst.","authors":"Sydney Newton, Christopher Corbett, Martin A Koyle, Rachel Mann, Elizabeth Schlessinger, Sandhyarani Dasaraju, Duong Tu","doi":"10.5489/cuaj.8251","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.8251","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9574,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada","volume":"17 7","pages":"E221-E223"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10382222/pdf/cuaj-7-221.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9891346","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cecile T Pham, Nicholas Hui, Regine Yan, Emma Richardson, Salonee Phanse, Jordan E Cohen, George McClintock, Ahilan Parameswaran, Matthew Smith, Andrew Mitterdorfer, John Boulas, Paul Gassner, Dinesh Patel, Paul Sved
{"title":"Implementation of a clinical practice guideline for assessment and management of renal colic in the emergency department.","authors":"Cecile T Pham, Nicholas Hui, Regine Yan, Emma Richardson, Salonee Phanse, Jordan E Cohen, George McClintock, Ahilan Parameswaran, Matthew Smith, Andrew Mitterdorfer, John Boulas, Paul Gassner, Dinesh Patel, Paul Sved","doi":"10.5489/cuaj.8136","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.8136","url":null,"abstract":"INTRODUCTION\u0000Renal colic is a common emergency department (ED) presentation. Variations in assessment and management of suspected renal colic may have significant implications on patient and hospital outcomes. We developed a clinical practice guideline to standardize the assessment and management of renal colic in the ED. We subsequently compared outcomes before and after guideline implementation.\u0000\u0000\u0000METHODS\u0000The guidelines standardized the analgesia regimen, urology consult criteria, imaging modality, patient education, and followup instructions. This is a single-center, observational cohort study of patients presenting to the ED with renal colic prospectively collected after guideline implementation (December 2018 to May 2019), compared to a control group retrospectively collected before guideline implementation (December 2017 to May 2018). A total of 528 patients (pre-guideline n=283, post-guideline n=245) were included. Statistical analysis was performed with SPSS using multivariate linear regression.\u0000\u0000\u0000RESULTS\u0000ED length of stay (LOS) was significantly shorter after guideline implementation (preguideline 295.82±178.8 minutes vs. post-guideline 253.2±118.2 minutes, p=0.017). The number of computed tomography (CT) scans patients received was significantly less after guideline implementation (pre guideline 1.35±1.34 vs. post-guideline 1.00±0.68, p=0.034). Patients discharged for conservative management had a lower re-presentation rate in the post-guideline group (12.6%) than the pre-guideline group (17.2%); however, this did not reach statistical significance (p=0.18).\u0000\u0000\u0000CONCLUSIONS\u0000Implementation of a clinical practice guideline for ureteric stones reduces the ED LOS and the total number of CT scan in patients who present with renal colic. Standardizing assessment and management of ureteric stones can potentially improve patient and hospital outcomes without compromising the quality of care.","PeriodicalId":9574,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada","volume":"17 7","pages":"E176-E181"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10382218/pdf/cuaj-7-176.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9891349","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Charles Welliver, Jacob Zipkin, Brenda Lin, Dhruv Patel, Paul Feustel, Andrew McCullough
{"title":"Factors affecting post-vasectomy semen analysis compliance in home- and lab-based testing.","authors":"Charles Welliver, Jacob Zipkin, Brenda Lin, Dhruv Patel, Paul Feustel, Andrew McCullough","doi":"10.5489/cuaj.8118","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.8118","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>We used a home-based (HB) post-vasectomy semen analysis (PVSA) between 2014 and 2017, but we have since reverted to local lab-based (LB) testing. In this study, we compared PVSA compliance rates in HB and LB test settings and describe factors that may influence completion rates.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We retrospectively identified patients who underwent vasectomy at our institution. Surgeons X and Y performed vasectomies from 2014-2017 using a HB immunochromatographic PVSA kit. From 2017-2020, surgeon X used a local LB PVSA. We collected data on PVSA completion status and patient demographics to perform two analyses. HB testing was examined by assessing all patients who had a vasectomy from 2014-2017. Another compared HB and LB testing by looking at surgeon X vasectomies from 2014-2017 and 2017-2020.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We identified 285 patients who underwent vasectomy from 2014-2017 and were assessed with HB testing. Compliance with PVSA was 35% with HB PVSA. Age at vasectomy, number of children, and surgeon influenced PVSA completion in the 2014-2017 cohort. Surgeon X PVSA completion was 29% for the HB (n=136) testing cohort and 46% for the LB (n=201) cohort (odds ratio 0.47, 95% confidence interval 0.29-0.74). Again, more children decreased PVSA completion.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Compliance with PVSA testing was inadequate in both test settings, although it was significantly higher in local LB setting. Based on these findings, the convenience of HB testing appears to decrease compliance with PVSA, although surgeon factors may be influential. These findings may help surgeons identify factors that improve PVSA compliance rates.</p>","PeriodicalId":9574,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada","volume":"17 7","pages":"E189-E193"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10382220/pdf/cuaj-7-189.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9897662","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Charlie J Gillis, Stewart Whalen, Andrea Lantz Powers
{"title":"Case - Identification and management of a retained foreign body presenting with obstruction.","authors":"Charlie J Gillis, Stewart Whalen, Andrea Lantz Powers","doi":"10.5489/cuaj.8226","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.8226","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9574,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada","volume":"17 7","pages":"E215-E217"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10382221/pdf/cuaj-7-215.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9897659","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Michael Chua, Priyank Yadav, Adam Bobrowski, Jin Kyu Kim, Jan Michael Silangcruz, Jessica Ming, Mandy Rickard, Armando Lorenzo, Darius Bagli, Antoine Khoury
{"title":"Dorsal shortening vs. ventral lengthening for congenital ventral curvature in patients with/without severe hypospadias A meta-analysis of comparative studies.","authors":"Michael Chua, Priyank Yadav, Adam Bobrowski, Jin Kyu Kim, Jan Michael Silangcruz, Jessica Ming, Mandy Rickard, Armando Lorenzo, Darius Bagli, Antoine Khoury","doi":"10.5489/cuaj.8223","DOIUrl":"10.5489/cuaj.8223","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Herein, we compared surgical outcome of dorsal shortening (DS) vs. ventral lengthening (VL) for correcting congenital ventral curvatures.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A systematic literature search was performed in September 2021 using the PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, CENTRAL, ProQuest, and Clinicaltrials.gov databases. Comparative studies were identified and evaluated according to Cochrane Collaboration recommendations. Assessed outcomes included success and complication rates, which were extrapolated for the respective odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Subgroup analyses were performed according to congenital curvature, with or without severe hypospadias or recurrent curvatures (PROSPERO: CRD42021276193).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Based on pooled effect estimates from 12 studies with 430 (DS 253, VL 177) cases of ventral curvature repair, VL rendered a better success rate for curvature correction (OR 4.20, 95% CI 2.11, 8.33) than DS, with comparable composite surgical complication rates (OR 0.77, 95% CI 0.27, 2.18). Subgroup analysis showed that the success rate remained significantly better for VL among patients with associated severe hypospadias (OR 3.59, 95% CI 1.25, 10.26) and recurrent penile curvatures (OR 5.70, 95% CI 1.69, 19.21) but not among those with congenital curvature without hypospadias or those with mild hypospadias (OR 2.99, 95% CI 0.32, 27.57).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>For congenital curvature associated with severe hypospadias and recurrent curvatures, VL renders a modestly better success rate; however, careful selection of patients is key for best outcome.</p>","PeriodicalId":9574,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada","volume":"17 7","pages":"E208-E214"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10382216/pdf/cuaj-7-208.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9891347","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Case series - Tolerability of penile fracture repair under conscious sedation.","authors":"Karim Sidhom, David Chung, Premal Patel","doi":"10.5489/cuaj.8274","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.8274","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9574,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada","volume":"17 7","pages":"E218-E220"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10382223/pdf/cuaj-7-218.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9888991","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"DR.YVES L. HOMSY.","authors":"","doi":"10.5489/cuaj.8479","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.8479","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9574,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada","volume":"17 7","pages":"E227"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10382219/pdf/cuaj-7-227.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9891508","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}